Greg Ventura Email & Phone Number

Rhode Island, United States

Providence County, Ri

-Lead all supply chain activities for CharterCare including value analysis, procurement, strategic sourcing, contracts; surgical, med surge, and purchased service cost improvement projects, and all material management/shipping & recieving.-Manage, lead, and develop a team of 18 team members for a total spend of $40 million in supply chain activity which includes Fatima and Roger Williams Hospital, Blackstone Surgical, and over 30 off site physician, research, and lab locations .-Lead substantial change management by redesigning supply chain organization and mission along with job descriptions, roles, policies and procedures, and business goals. Recruiting supply chain talent/positions, on boarding, and developing talent with skills for success. Developing a leading edge internship program. Communicate and market the new organization for the network ensuring value, positive perception, and a success productive environment with thriving morale. - Partner with Prospect National Contract Team and lead local cost improvement projects for 2018 over $1.6m for this for-profit hospital system.-Lead the value analysis team and clinicians/surgeons to evaluate best practice/options for CharterCare and implement significant transitions.-Manage and oversee the Ricoh print shop and mail services.

As a supply chain executive, manager, and director; Greg has over 16 years of diverse leadership experience including operations management, project management, and change management. He has guided and led supply chain buying, inventory management, and forecasting projects. Greg’s broad expertise includes manufacturing, medical devices, consumer goods, and the retail industry. His advanced knowledge of international/domestic strategic sourcing for raw materials, components, and finished goods has led to substantial cost improvements. In addition, Greg has extensive experience in supply chain due diligence and investment projects. Greg is skilled with managing contracts leveraging his strong negotiation skills and complete term knowledge.

Over 25 years of hockey rink management, teaching at hockey clinics, and management of hockey tournaments, leagues, and various teams.

Kingston, Ri, Us

Part Time Adjunct Professor- Business 390 Career Passport Program• Mentored and lead students in the supply chain major in concepts of career development and the job search process. Encouraged and developed key networking skills for their future. Specialize in working with students with their resume(s), LinkedIn, interviewing, networking, negotiating, and on boarding. Mentor and coach students of all levels in business/supply chain fields.• This course involved both online and on-site 1:1 meetings to practice interviewing, elevator speeches, career discussions, goal setting, and resume critique. Discussed key experiences to review their career goals and next steps.• Created students own brand and job search collateral materials with a resume, cover letter, and thank you notes.• Encouraged and partnered with students on their internship search and acceptance processes.

Providence, Rhode Island, Us

• Lead substantial change management in a short term assignment. Redesign supply chain organization, job descriptions, roles, policies and procedures, mission, and business goals. Recruited 8 supply chain positions, onboard, and developed talent with skills for success. Communicate and market the new organization for the network ensuring value, positive perception, and a success productive environment with thriving morale. Redesigned entire supply chain corporate office developing teamwork and group working environment. Finally, organized and cleared out the distribution center/receiving area while managing the asset management program.• Manage, lead, and develop a team of 29 team members for a total spend of $180 million on the sourcing, buying, replenishment, contract teams, and surgical OR inventory, for Care New England (CNE) which includes Women & Infants, Kent, Memorial, and Butler Hospital and 50 off site locations for medical device, surgical/medical supplies, purchased services, and all indirect/direct services.• 2017 cost reduction projects of over $3 million in savings for the CNE system strategically leading key negotiations for the system. Partners with value analysis team and clinicians/surgeons to evaluate best practice/options for CNE and implement significant transitions.• Responsible for the Care New England Print Shop and 5 team members with $800k budget.

New York, New York, Us

• Responsible for over $160 million in inventory including precious metals and jewelry• Lead all refining of precious metals with a budget of $270m• Managed all incoming, work in process, and outgoing of materials for manufacturing• Led a team 35 members managing all routing of materials throughout the facility and inventory transactions in the Oracle JDE 9.1 System. Led seamless transition with JDE upgrade.

Providence, Ri, Us

Led a lecture for Providence College MBA students on "Negotiating in a Dynamic Global Environment"

had the honor to serve on the executive board raising over $100k from local business in donations toward the Hasbro Children's Hospital Annual Board. Served on the planning board/committee and attended and served as a volunteer for past 3 years.

Providence, Ri, Us

Lectured undergraduate students as a guest instructor for 2 days at Providence College. Reviewed business negotiations, supply agreements, career and negotiating tips.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, Us

-Manage and implement several Supplier Agreements for 7 key strategic manufacturing plants-Manage indirect spend opportunities for Davol for these key manufacturing sites-Oversee $33 million in OEM Business for Davol-Manage 12 key strategic supplier relationships that are aprox. $20 million in spend including contract management and key opportunities-Implemented and oversee Davol Operations & Sourcing Intern Program

Murray Hill, New Jersey, Us

-Manage sourcing team for Davol (CR Bard) for all New Product Development Projects for Soft Tissue Repair, Performance Irrigation, Fixation, and Hernia Franchises-Manage buying and support sourcing projects for several CR Bard Manufacturing Sites-Completed over $400k in cost improvement projects in 2012-Manage and implement several Supplier Agreements for key suppliers for Woburn, Warwick, Delran, and Puerto Rico Bard locations-Oversee $52 million in OEM Manufacturers for Davol including key metrics of cost metrics, absorption, report cards, quarterly calls, on time delivery, and PPV.-Implemented and oversee operations intern program at Davol.

Murray Hill, New Jersey, Us

• Carry responsibility for all new business and sourcing on multiple new product development teams across all franchises within Davol; including negotiating costs for all new medical device items.• Oversee contracts with savings from $500k-$2 million with suppliers to Davol.• Developed and continue to manage a supply chain with Supplier Quality Engineering maintaining excellent quality standards, 99% on time deliveries, and 100% on time production.• Responsible for supplier management of existing and proposed suppliers to establish/improve business relationships and to monitor/improve supplier performance through business reviews, evaluations, mitigation strategies, supplier scorecards and quarterly calls.• Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities to achieve corporate commitments including several projects year to date with $1.2 million in savings• Provide project/sourcing including production transfers to several manufacturing plants across Puerto Rico and Mexico for CR Bard.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Managed over 4,400 CVS items across 17 Distribution Centers and over 7,000 stores.Worked with over 170 suppliers with sales projected for 2010 to be over $2.89 billion.Managed daily out of stock issues throughout the company and worked towards Store Brands On Shelf AvailabilityWorked with CVS suppliers on education, reporting, and collaboration to improve store in stock position.Developed new reporting and education for over 150 suppliers.Developed an introduction process and new item forecasts for all new suppliers to CVS.Reviewed & implemented accurate forecasting models with suppliers.Attended annual PMLA conference with store brand suppliers and retailers.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

• Managed the review process for critical destination categories including health and beauty.• Developed a strategic plan for all front store categories. This also included managing various ad hoc analyses for the merchandising group in reparation to present to Merchandising Senior Management.• Interacted with internal departments including senior management from Merchandising, ExtraCare, LP, Pricing, Visual, Inventory, Forecast Teams to meet the business needs and strategic initiatives.• Served as business lead and manager of syndicated data partnerships; responsibilities included setting goals and objectives for IRI and AC Nielsen and CVS business stakeholders.• Interacted with over 40 vendor partners to ensure alignment with company and category goals in the business plan. Streamlined and improved the reporting process.• Managed several on site teams including AC Nielsen, IRI, NPD, and worked with other marketing and merchandising support groups including NPD, LMG, Oliver Wyman, CXO Advisors, and TATA.

Us

• Successfully managed over $275M in frozen food sales while growing sales 5%, outperforming other key categories. Initiated several different promotional and charitable programs, resulting in higher profits and higher charitable donations.• Negotiated with over 30 vendors on a weekly basis to ensure the lowest pricing and highest profit to the company while maintaining positive relationships across the industry; oversaw several cost cutting programs to increase profitability by $3.2M.• Networked with different business departments throughout Shaw’s and SuperValu to ensure the greatest level of synergy. Performed SKU rationalization of sub-categories to optimize sales, profit, and margin to exceed the strategic category plan.• Attained budgeted sales, margin, optimal market share, and promotional income to provide maximum earnings.

Quincy, Ma, Us

• Assured procurement of merchandise consistent with category plans based on IRI or Neilson market data, internal microstrategy data, and internal sales and profitability reports while positive trends in category sales, profitability, and supplier funding by 150% vs. prior year.• Displayed excellent communication skills by arranging weekly meetings with over 30 outside vendors to negotiate lowest cost of goods as well as promotional allowances to ensure highest possible net profit to the company. Established several new marketing and charitable programs that created incremental sales vs. prior position. In addition, developed an ice cream program that grew Jimmy Fund contributions by $200k.• Routinely visited stores to ensure that item new layouts, pricing, and promotions are being carried out as planned in advance to maximize sales and profitability. Created new communications and team work at store level to drive excitement around driving sales in frozen department.

Quincy, Ma, Us

• Acted as a liaison between merchandising, finance, pricing, operations, advertising, accounting, sales, and systems departments to help fully execute coupon and ad promotions for all Non-Perishable Departments.• Performed budgeting and forecasting analysis for both promotional income and expense for senior management while successfully reducing promotional markdown expense from $2M to $200k per week which in turn reinvested savings into stronger promotional plans to drive sales.• Worked with Senior Management to develop enhancements to current systems and develop streamlined enhancement to reporting while improving accuracy in expense reporting by 3X.

Quincy, Ma, Us

• Recruited potential employment candidates, scheduled and conducted interviews, and managed the hiring, orientation and training process for all new employees. Reduced employee turnover by 10%, achieved #1 hiring rates in district, and improved customer service scores by 200% in several stores.• Oversaw the entire store operations of the store on a daily basis ensuring the highest customer service, associates, and daily tasks within the store. Managed two locations to positive growth in a competitive RI market.• Analyzed store inventory, profit and loss, shrink and net profit on a daily basis.• Monitored all store related expenses, including staff payroll and other controllable expenses to beat budget for entire management career.

General audit support on several IT, Construction, and Retail clients. Completed several parts of the audit including numerous parts of the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Income Statement.

Mba, Marketing/Finance

Six Sigma Green Belt Certication

Ba, Accounting

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